HTC One X+ goes up for preorder

THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED HTC One X+ has gone up for preorder in the UK, just two days after its unveiling.

That's courtesy of online retailer Clove, which has revealed that the updated HTC One X handset will retail in the UK for £474 SIM free. The listing also reveals the handset's release date as 22 October, which means that the HTC One X+ will start shipping in less than three weeks.

Announced on Tuesday, the HTC One X+ is essentially a reworked version of the original One X handset, boasting a speedier 1.7GHz quad-core processor, 64GB of internal storage, a 2,100mAh battery and Google's latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system.